Women missionaries
Found in 45 Collections and/or Records:
Africa, circa 1915-1949
Australia, Austria, and Bahama Islands, circa 1930-1947
Beatrice Farnsworth Powers papers
Nurse; Medical missionary; Teacher. Correspondence, photographs, memorabilia, and writings documenting nursing work in the Grenfell Mission, Labrador (1912), and in Changsha, China (1913-1915) as nursing superintendent at Yale-in-China Hospital.
Bulgaria, circa 1921-1939
China, 1924-1950
Annual, interim and statistical reports concerning YWCA of the U.S.A. work in China. Reports and pamphlets summarize work in China with women through YWCA organizations in many cities, towns, and regions. As the country is disrupted by cultural, political, social and economic changes the YWCA work in China meets new challenges. American secretaries train Chinese women to be leaders, organize programming and associations and advise existing associations.
China, circa 1907-1950
China, circa 1926-1951
China, 1919-1950
Egypt and Palestine, 1918-1950
Foreign, 1922-1950
Hyla S. Watters papers
Indonesia, Iraq and Iran, circa 1927-1950
Italy, circa 1917-1950
Japan, circa 1916-1940
Japan, circa 1916-1939
Japan, circa 1921-1950
Japan, 1919-1949
Malaya and Mediterranean Area, circa 1920-1950
Near East, circa 1919-1931
North Eastern Field Committee minutes and reports, 1907 May-1917 December
Philippines, circa 1920-1948
Philippines, 1926-1947
Philippines, circa 1918-1950
Poland, circa 1917-1949
Religion collection
Romania, circa 1919-1946
Romania, circa 1919-1941
Russia, circa 1919-1943
South America, circa 1916-1949
World's YWCA, 1930
Documents concerning the World YWCA World Council meeting in St. Cergue, Switzerland. The legislative body and members of national associations meet to united under common purpose and aim and to make decisions concerning the world-wide movement and organization. The theme of the conference is "the message of Christ and the responsibility of the association for presenting it." In addition, the move of the headquarters to Geneva, Switzerland and changes to the constitution are discussed.